John Melvin "Mel" Owenby

1911 - 1982  (70 years)

• Name	John Melvin "Mel" Owenby
  Born	10 Sep 1911	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Mar 1982  [1]
  Buried	Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I31265	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2011

  
  

  Father	Isaac Marshall Ownby,   b. 27 Mar 1885, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Dec 1977  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Nancy Ellen Lawson,   b. 4 Mar 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Aug 1957  (Age 69 years)
  Married	4 Jan 1906
  Family ID	F11510	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Selma Pearl Clark,   b. 18 Aug 1913,   d. 22 Jan 2003, Asbury Acres Healthcare Center  (Age 89 years)
  Married	15 Nov 1929
  Children	+ 1. Aileen Gilberta Owenby,   b. 1931  (Age 95 years) + 2. Edwin Shelbourne Owenby,   b. 1938  (Age 88 years) + 3. Doyle DeWayne Owenby,   b. 1939  (Age 87 years) + 4. Sandra Kay Owenby,   b. 1954  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F11520	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Sep 1911 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 94. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 293, 294.

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 27 Mar 1982. Owenby, John Melvin 70 b. 9-10-11 TN d. 3-27-82 Blount mem Hosp retired supervisor university grounds dept f. I M Owenby m. Ellen Lawson Sherwood mem Gdns Alcoa Survivors: wife Pearl Clark R3 Box 315A Twin Island Dr Maryville 2 sons Edwin Sey Doyle Sey 2 dau Mrs Aileen Morton Maryville Sandra Reed Sey 9 gc 7 ggc 4 bro Roy Knox Sherrill Vonore Dan Sey Gene Sey 2 sis Mrs Cloella Sisk Newport Mrs Estelle Pryor Maryville.